The JF Maddox Foundation has named Brynlee Day of Hobbs the 2025 Jack Maddox Distinguished Scholar. Brynlee is a senior at ...

Flag football has become immensely popular, not just locally but nationally and beyond, to the point that there are state, ...

The new vehicle was purchased with donations from several local individuals and was delivered to Isassi during a community ...

Clear bags are currently being sold at the Lea County Fair office, located at 101 S. Commercial Street in Lovington, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for $2. There is a $3 transaction fee ...

Nor-Lea welcomes further construction with topping out ceremony Azure Mitchell/News-Sun LOVINGTON, N.M. — Wednesday morning, when the birds were just waking up, community members, contributors and Nor ...

An arrest has been made by the Lea County Sheriff’s Department in a north Hobbs murder that took place on July 17. Steven Nave, 39, of Lovington, was arrested on Aug. 12 and charged with first-degree ...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Two smugglers convicted of federal charges in connection with the deaths of 53 migrants found in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer in Texas in 2022 face up to life in prison ...

Faith in Action’s annual fundraiser and awards banquet was the “bee’s knees,” as some would say. The evening was reminiscent of the Great Gatsby filled with people wearing flapper dresses and fedoras ...

New CAO named for Covenant Hobbs For the News-Sun Covenant Health in Lubbock, Texas, has named the next Chief Administrative Officer for Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital. In March, Derrick Jones will ...

Law enforcement staffing crisis in SENM Christina Holt/News-Sun The Hobbs Police Department has a 33 percent vacancy rate for certified officers. But where does this stand in comparison in the region ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Monsoon rains in southern New Mexico triggered flash flooding that killed three people and was so intense an entire house was swept downstream in a mountain village that is a ...